Sandisk's earnings growth makes its valuation look unusually low, with guidance showing no slowdown. Revenue rose 378% year over year, and $52.5 GAAP EPS implies a 6.1 annualized P/E, below Micron's. Sandisk's roughly 85% gross margin also compares favorably with SK hynix's apparently sub-50% NAND margin. Next-quarter guidance calls for $12.2 billion-$12.6 billion of revenue and $55-$57 non-GAAP EPS. x.com  x.com  x.com 

Sandisk's fast-growing data-center revenue strengthens its case among memory names with upside. Data-center revenue rose 61% quarter over quarter; revenue of $11.03B, adjusted EPS of $49.51 and adjusted gross margin of 85.1% all exceeded estimates. For upside among Micron, Sandisk and Kioxia, Micron ranks first, then Sandisk, then Kioxia, until further guidance. x.com  x.com 

Networking, power and compute look more durable than cyclical memory in the AI buildout. Lumentum's revenue compounded year after year across the 2010s and 2020s, unlike Micron's; AWS revenue also compounded. Lumentum, Nebius, Bloom Energy and Credo should heavily outperform SanDisk and Micron from here, though AI itself remains heavily doubted. x.com  x.com 

Micron is the better company than SK hynix because its growth guidance and margins are stronger, though SK hynix is still a great company with further growth ahead. Micron's revenue grew 379% year over year versus SK hynix's 328%; its latest-quarter annualized GAAP P/E is about 7 versus 9 for SK hynix, or 6.5 for SK hynix after adjusting for currency and Kioxia charges. SK hynix's employee profit sharing weighs on its margins. x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com 

Micron's sold-out high-bandwidth memory through 2027+ and contracts already being signed for 2029-2030+ extend its earnings runway. At 5x forward earnings, it is cheaper than a year ago; its private Anthropic stake is about to be instantly rerated at Anthropic's IPO, and a new share buyback is expected to be announced Dec. 9. Micron could certainly gain 30% in three months. x.com  x.com 

Micron faces a severe crash risk from CXMT's current threat and apparent investor complacency after a euphoric high. If the Wall St Cheat Sheet fits, most of Micron's gains across 40 years, amassed in just one year, could be erased soon. Earlier, Elon Musk said Micron had been reasonable on future memory prices; memory stocks were not yet to be faded. x.com  x.com 

Micron is more attractive than Tesla because its earnings and growth-adjusted valuations are dramatically cheaper. At $897, Micron trades at 5 times analysts' next-year earnings versus Tesla at 186 times near $360; PEG ratios are 0.07 and nearly 10. Micron just printed about $74 in trailing EPS after a surge that caught most of the Street flat-footed, while Tesla's roughly $1.08 has been shrinking. At these prices, the preference is Micron. x.com 

Micron's AI-driven cash generation looks outsized for its size amid market concern about debt risk. Its quarterly free cash flow has reached about $32.9B in under two years, above the peak quarters shown for Meta, Amazon, Google and Microsoft; only Nvidia and Apple have posted higher quarters, despite each being about five times Micron's size. x.com 

SK hynix holds a small edge over Micron as the preferred memory stock in a head-to-head comparison. x.com 

A memory-industry shortage adds demand support to Micron's long-term case. With next-twelve-month revenue growth estimated at 91.4% and forward free cash flow cited at 122B, Micron is the best long-term investment right now on the numbers and demand, ahead of the Tesla and Nebius alternatives discussed. x.com